Core Setting
Story Theme and Core Concept
A cold, calculating CEO and a determined event planner are forced into close collaboration,
sparking clashes, attraction, and a contract marriage. Themes of love vs. power, trust vs.
betrayal, and healing past wounds drive the story.
Story Background
Modern-day San Diego. Most scenes unfold in Sterling Enterprise’s corporate offices, luxury
boardrooms, event venues, and Julian’s penthouse, reflecting wealth, ambition, and pressure.
The glamorous world of high-stakes corporate events contrasts with Celeste’s vulnerability and
resilience.
Core Worldview
Success demands control, power, and efficiency. Julian lives by this rigid worldview, but Celeste
disrupts it with authenticity and warmth. The story questions if true love can survive in a world
built on contracts, betrayals, and power struggles.
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Character Setting
Protagonist
Celeste Marshall (26) – Independent, hardworking events planner who’s rebuilding her career
after setbacks. She hides her vulnerability behind professionalism but struggles with her
growing feelings for Julian.
Antagonist
Elias Moretti – Ambitious Senior VP who schemes to undermine Julian through board politics
and rumors, exploiting Celeste as Julian’s weak point.
(Secondary antagonist: Mrs. Whitmore, Julian’s manipulative ex, who reappears to reopen past
wounds and stir trouble.)
Important Supporting Characters
Emma – Celeste’s stylish colleague and eventual best friend, with her own subplot romance.
Marcus – Dependable project manager, quietly supportive of Celeste, becomes a side love
interest for Emma.
Kane – Legal advisor, calm and mysterious, plays both ally and source of tension.
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Plot Framework: The Vein of the Story
Main Storyline
Celeste and Julian navigate a tense working relationship that evolves into an office fling, an
unexpected pregnancy, and a cold contract marriage. Both must confront personal wounds,
external sabotage, and their own fears before discovering genuine love.
Plot Stage Division
Exposition: Celeste begins her contract at Sterling Enterprise; first clashes and sparks with
Julian.
Inciting Incident: A one-night fling leads to pregnancy, shaking their dynamic.
Rising Action: Julian proposes a contract marriage; rivalry, sabotage, and emotional battles test
them.
Climax: A miscarriage scare strips away emotional armor, forcing vulnerability.
Falling Action: Julian’s ex and Elias exploit the situation, creating mistrust. Celeste leaves,
doubting him.
Resolution: Julian fights for her, proves his love, and they reconcile, choosing family and a
stronger future together.
Key Plot Points
1. Celeste signs the Sterling Enterprise contract.
2. First high-tension run-through with Julian.
3. Their office fling leads to pregnancy.
4. Julian proposes a cold, formal contract marriage.
5. Rival Elias undermines events and spreads rumors.
6. Celeste and Julian’s growing attraction clashes with pride and control.
7. A miscarriage scare forces emotional reckoning.
8. Betrayal revealed through Julian’s toxic ex and Elias.
9. Celeste walks away, doubting the marriage.
10. Julian pursues her, promising real love and a future together.
